Koo Kyo-hwan: "Only played roles of beggars and delinquent students... Felt hopeless and depressed about the future" [Salon Drop 2]

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Actor Koo Kyo-hwan confessed about his intense struggles during his university days and the sense of hopelessness he felt after graduation.

On the 28th, Koo Kyo-hwan appeared on the web variety show 'Salon Drop 2' on the YouTube channel 'TEO TEO' and reminisced about his time as a student in the Class of 2003 at Seoul Arts University alongside MC Jang Do-yeon.

When Jang Do-yeon asked, "What kind of student was Koo Kyo-hwan during college?", Koo Kyo-hwan replied, "I was a student struggling to be recognized. Even now, we are beings who constantly try to prove ourselves," adding, "Back then, I kept trying to appeal to become a movie actor."

He drew attention by revealing that his method of appealing was, "I acted very hard on assignments, but I worked so hard that I ended up being typecast."

Koo Kyo-hwan shared his past hardships, saying, "I kept getting roles as beggars or delinquent students. I heard things like 'Kyo-hwan polishes shoes well' or 'Kyo-hwan spits well,' and I even thought, 'I can't do anything else in this school.'"

He also conveyed the realistic anxiety he felt at the time of graduation. Koo Kyo-hwan recalled, "I meet all my college classmates at the site now, but in fact, the moment we graduated, we instinctively knew that we might not be able to make movies." He added, "The moment I graduated, I was truly depressed. It was because I became unemployed."

He further revealed his deep values as an actor by saying, "We didn't have the concept of getting a job after graduation. Even after making our graduation film well, we felt inexplicably depressed. In the end, we have to keep proving ourselves."

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